The molecular basis of sickle cell anaemia was found by?
Correct answer: D. Ingram
- A. F. Sanger
- B. Beadle
- C. Tatum
- D. Ingram
Explanation
Ingram because Vernon Ingram discovered that sickle cell anaemia results from a single amino acid substitution (glutamic acid → valine) in the β-chain of hemoglobin, revealing the molecular basis of this genetic disease.
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